Randy Alcorn's Blog

More on Depression in the Christian Life and Ministry (with Citations from Charles Spurgeon)

article September 11, 2007

I’ve received private notes and sympathetic phone calls from people regarding the depression I wrote about on June 30. I appreciate people’s genuine concern, as well as their statements that they’ve been encouraged as they go through their own struggles, many of which are tougher than mine.

Depression, Gratitude and Charles Haddon Spurgeon

article September 4, 2007

I’ve had nearly six weeks now in which I’ve no longer experienced the depression I was battling the prior two months, which I blogged about June 30. (See also part 2 of this Spurgeon series.) Like some physical problems I’ve had, I don’t know why the depression came or why it left. (Add this to my very long list of things I can’t explain.)

Welcome, Jack Timothy Franklin

article August 28, 2007

At 9:00 PM Thursday, I got a phone call from Nanci as I was putting grandson Matthew Franklin to bed in the room that once was his mother’s. As Nanci talked, in the background was a loud cry, out of the mouth of Jack Timothy Franklin. Jack had just come into the world at 7 pounds, 12 ounces, and 19.5 inches.

The Blessing of Gratitude, the Curse of Complaining

article August 22, 2007

The child in this picture is NOT one of my grandchildren. But he pretty much captures what a lot of us, older and younger, behave like when we don’t get our way. (And have you noticed, we often DON’T get our way…which is actually good.)

California Vacation and Deadline Movie Script Read-Through

article August 16, 2007

Here’s a photo I took Saturday on Mount Lassen, at about 7,000 feet. The lake, the flowers, the sky—beauty popping up out of barrenness, all declaring God’s glory.

Why I'm Leery of Harry Potter

article August 13, 2007

As promised, here are Ann Tatlock’s insights on the Harry Potter series.

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